Enter attributes for new features

When you create features with a feature template, attribute values that are saved with a template are applied to new features. Template default values can include a mix of geodatabase default values and other values configured for a specific workflow.

To enter attribute values for new features, click the Active Template button before you create a feature. Attribute values entered in the Active Template view override a feature template's default values.

When you enter attribute values, consider the following:

• To restore a field value to the last saved template default value, right-click the field name and click Revert . If a template default value doesn’t exist, the field is restored to the geodatabase default value.
• For workflows that frequently enter different values, consider configuring the feature template to show one or more fields next to the tool palette.
• When you create a feature, the feature is selected, and its attributes are editable in the Attributes pane until you perform an operation that changes the selection.

Enter attribute values

To enter attribute values for new features, complete the following steps:

1. On the ribbon, click the Edit tab. In the Features group, click Create .
2. In the Create Features pane, click a feature template.

   The template becomes active and displays the tool palette.

3. Click the Active Template button .

   The Active Template view shows the tool palette and the attributes table.

   If you are using a Group template, click a Template button to show the attribute fields for the values you are entering.

4. In the template attribute table, type the values you want to apply to the new feature.
5. Click a feature construction tool and create the feature.
6. To finish the feature, right-click and click Finish or press the F2 key.

Get unique values

Get Unique Values shows a list of unique values for the selected field that are currently stored in the source feature attribute table.

Note:

This command is not available for field values constrained to an attribute domain.

1. On the ribbon, click the Edit tab. In the Features group, click Create .
2. In the Create Features pane, click a feature template.

   The template becomes active and displays the tool palette.

3. Click the Active Template button .

   The Active Template view shows the tool palette and the attributes table.

   If you are using a Group template, click a Template button to show the attribute fields for the values you are entering.

4. In the template attribute table, right-click the field, click Get Unique Values, and click a value.

   The value is added to the field.

5. Click a feature construction tool and create the feature.
6. To finish the feature, right-click and click Finish or press the F2 key.

Cut or copy and paste a value

Right-click a field to cut or copy its contents and paste the value to another field.

Note:

These commands are not available for field values constrained to an attribute domain.

1. On the ribbon, click the Edit tab. In the Features group, click Create .
2. In the Create Features pane, click a feature template.

   The template becomes active and displays the tool palette.

3. Click the Active Template button .

   The Active Template view shows the tool palette and the attributes table.

   If you are using a Group template, click a Template button to show the attribute fields for the values you are entering.

4. Click the value you want to copy, right-click, and click Cut or Copy .
5. Click the destination field, right-click, and click Paste .

   The field value is replaced with the pasted value.

6. Click a feature construction tool and create the feature.
7. To finish the feature, right-click and click Finish or press the F2 key.